Historical Development of Forensic Pathology in the United States.
10.7580/KoreanJLegMed.2012.36.1.15
- Author:
Tae M CHOO
1
;
Young Shik CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice School of Social Sciences, Gainesville State College, GA, USA. tchoo@gsc.edu
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
forensic pathology;
autopsy;
coroner;
medical examiner
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Coroners and Medical Examiners;
Crime;
Criminal Law;
Forensic Pathology;
Humans;
United States
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2012;36(1):15-21
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
While forensic pathology has become a vital tool in solving crime over recent years, it remains a vague term to many criminal justice practitioners. Chronicling the development of autopsy and forensic pathology in the United States will introduce this modern field. An examination of forensic pathology will also explain how its role has evolved to accommodate legal and civil issues. The utility of forensic pathology extends well beyond the medical realm by affecting the core of the medicolegal investigative system in the United States.
